l 1 ,Vol. VII Whole N0. 1558 VE ‘ : I THE ONLY EIGHT-PAGE ONE-CENT DAILY [N THE JVORWALKS. 7 Norwalk, Conn, Wednesday Eyening,-February 24, 1897: Price One (.911- ,SAW IH‘E MURDER. Nicodemo Imapassino Con- fesses And Says He Saw Fuda Kill His Wife Carniela in East Norwalk. Fuda Intimates That Imapassino Killed the Woman, but lmapassino’s Statements Believed to he ‘Tr‘u‘e. Chief of Police William Vollmer ar- rived in South Norwalk from Buffalo at 1:15 o’clock this morning, having had Imapassino committed for murder prior to leaving that city at 1 o’clock yester- 1 day afternoon. The Chief speaks in the highest terms of his reception at Buffalo by the Super- intendent of police and his.ofiicers. He will return to Buffalo and bring Imapas- sino to South Norwalk as soon as the necessary requisition papers are pre- pared. When Imapassino was arrested he stoutly denied his identity or that he had ever been in Stamford or South Norwalk. When" police headquarters were reached, however, and he was searched, letters addressed to him at Stamford were found upon his person, and he broke down and made a confes- sion. Imapassino in his confession says: There was a murder committed all right he said. I did not murder Mrs. Fuda, but her husband did. Mrs. Fuda had stolen $26 of her husband’s money and‘had given it to her lover. angered Fuda as well as aroused his jealousy, and he determined to kill the woman. Fuda his Wife, and myself left Stamford on the night of February ‘ 17 and went to East Norwalk, When we left the train we walked along the tracks for about a quarter of a mile un- ' til wé came to'a lonely spot. There , Fuda attacked his wife with the hatchet, I‘didn’t want to see her murdered, and - I tried to remonstrate with Fuda; but he was bound to kill her, and he did. , Ijust saw the woman struck with the hatchet three or four times. She was ' also stabbed in in the breast. Giuseppe Fuda, who is in the Tombs charged with the murder of his wife, has a brother and cousins living at 110 Mulberry street New York, and Nico- demo Imapassino arrested in Bpfi'alo, charged with'being an accessory to the murder, has an uncle, an aunt, and sev- eral cousins living at 112 and at122 Mulberry street. Imapassino went to New York on Sunday, and visited his relations in vrMulberry street before hurrying away 'to Canada, where he hoped to finda place of refuge. "It was knoWn in Mul- berry street that Imapassino, before leaving New York, had told something of the murder, and had implicated Fuda. Exactly what he did say was not known until yesterday, when his aunt, Giulitto Filipo. who lives at 122 Mulberry street, told Imappssino’s story to a reporter. Here is what she said: "Nicodemo, when we asked him to stay with us, said he could not, since. if he did, he feared he would be arrest- ed. I asked him why. He said that some persons had said that he was on the train with Giuseppe Fuda and his wife the night the latter was murdered. I had heard of the murder and asked Nicodemo if he knew anything about it. He said he did. He said that,’on Wed- nesday evening about 8 o’clock, he that Fuda, near where the latter lived, and to him Fuda said: .. ' “ ‘N icodemo, here is a dollar. Come guith me and Carmela to the station and . buy, for yourself, for her, and for me, three tickets to South Norwalk. I want to go. there to show Carmelaa ’ factory, where I 'can'get work. 'She will go the more readily‘vif you come along.’ I thought the request strange, ' but I took the money, went with them to the Stamford station, bought the tickets, _ and. went to East Norwalk. After we got to East Norwalk we walked " » along by the track to a place where ’ .«fl' '1 J This. there was a cut, over which was a bridge. When we got there Fuda said: “ ‘Nicodemo, you wait on the bridge while I take Carmela over to see the factory.’ Fuda and his wife then walked along the embankment for a short distance and then disappeared down toward the track. I saw nothing after that, but in a little while I heard Carmela. scream: Shortly after that Fuda joined me on the bridge saying: “ ‘Come on; let’s go home. I’ve fin- ished her.’ Then we took a trolley back to South Norwalk, and from there we took the train back to Stamford.” When Mrs. Filipo had finished this story, the reporter, in company with an interpreter, v1sited Fuda in the Tombs. Imapassino’s’tale was repeated to him, and he was asked what he had to say. He replied: ‘ ‘All I know of the murder I told yes- terday. I can say no more, except to say that Imapassino’s story is a lie. He borrowed my clothes and my hatchet on Wednesday afternoon, ,and when I woke up in the middle of, the night I found that my wife had not been to bed,but the clothes were hanging up in a corner of the room. I could not have been with Nicodemo as he says, because I was asleep in my house.” “Can you prove that you were asleep in your house at the time Imapassino says you were on your way to East Norwalk with’ him and your wife?” Fuda was asked. “I don’t see how I can. no one else in the room.” “Had Imapassino any motive for kill- ing your wife ?” “None that I know of, 'save to get the money she bad. When she left the house she took all the money I had, with the exception of 70 cents. She took $26. “Didn’t you say yesterday that she had $20 besides that sewed up in the collar of her jacket ?” “N 0, you misunderstdod the inter- preter. I said she had about $20 in jewelry in her purse which may have been tied around her neck.” ‘ “Do you believe Imapassino killed your wife ?” d “How can I say, I did not see him. I would not say that a man did a thing like that, just to get him in trouble, unless I knew for sure. “Was Imapassino intimate with your wife ?” “She was intimate with many men. She would often stay away until late at night, but never all night.” “Were you jealous of her ?" “No, so long as she did what she wanted to, why should I find fault? We lived together five years and never had any trouble. Why should I be jealous now ‘2” “Did you care for her ‘2” . “How could I care for her much ? I should have probably sent her back to Italy when I got money.” The police say that they know Fuda, in company with a man who answers the description of the tall man in the case, went to a gun-smith’s in Stamford on Wednesday morning with a pistol which he wanted repaired. He asked to have the pistol back early that evening. It could not be finished and, unknown to the police, “the tall man got the pistol on Saturday morning. Fuda was asked about this yesterday. He said: “That is not true. I never had a pis- tol and would not know how to use one. I was playing cards in a saloon in Stam- ford all Wednesday morning.” " When asked if he knew any man answering the description of the tall man, Fuda said there were many in Stamford that would answer that de- scription, but he could specify no One in particular. When asked if he had a lawyer,.Fuda said some of his friends were trying to get a lawyer for him, but he said he had no money. The $26 his wife took, he says, is all the money he had and his friends haven’t much, so he doesn’t know whether he can get a lawyer or not. ‘ There was An Error. The GAZETTE was .in error yesterday in stating that Miss Nina LeWis had been engaged as organist at the First Congregational church. No selection has yet been made by the committee. NATIONAL. CAPITAL. Congress With the Several Appropriation Bills.. The Connecticut Delegates to the Conti-I nental Congress to be Given a Re- ' caption. GAZETTE’S BUREAU, I- 709 EAST CAPITOL STREET, WASHINGTON. FEB. 23. ) DEAR GAZETTE1~CODgreBS is now mainly wrestling with appropriation bills. The chief local interest here still centers in the large numbers of promi- nent and influential ladies of the land in attendance upon the National Con- gress of the D. A. It. 0 . o o On Thursday evening, the 25th, inst. Mesdames Hawley, Russell, Hi1], Henry, Sperry and Miss Mallett, give a reception from” o to’7 p. m. to meet the Delegates here from Connecticut to this the Sixth Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution. ' o o 0 Mr. J .Addison Porter,who will be pri- vate secretary of President McKinley, called at the White House yesterday, and was received by the President. He also had a long talk with Mr. Thurber, whom he will succeed, and the latter spent some time in making him ac- quainted with the business methods of the White House, and left for Hartford. He has nearly recovered from his re- cent illness, but being informed by the President-elect that it would be neces- sary for him to make another visit to Canton, he will spend the time between now and the inauguration, in Hartford and Washington, and expects to return here the last of this or early next week. 0 o o The railroads have extended the time of excursion tickets, so that D. A. R. delegates can remain over the inaugu- aration. o o 0 Mrs. Cleveland and the children and servants left the White House for their new home at Trenton. Mrs. C. is ex- pected to return in season to be present to receive the incoming lady of the White House. 0 o o The Connecticut Daughters paid their respects to Mrs. Cleveland yesterday afternoon, gping as delegates, and with them were many from other States; The Connecticut representatives were headed by Mrs. S. T. Kinney, Regent from that State. 0 o 0 Mrs. Cleveland received the guests at the door of the Red room, standing alone and giving each a cordial hand- shake as the name was announced. She was costumed in her New Year’s gown, of gray cloth, elaborately trimm- ed about the neck. The East Room was not shown to the visitors, as it was the day for the usual Monday 5 o’clock tea, and preparations were then being made for it. o o o The Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution held a reception this evening from 5~to ’7 o’clock at the Riggs House which was well attended : o o 0 Mrs. Joseph Cox, of Baton hill,is visit- ing her sister, Mrs. Mary Coon, who is seriously ill. ‘ o o 0 Miss Bessie A. Durant,» of Bethel, is here the guest of her former classmate, Miss Clara Hill, daughter of Congress- man E. J. Hill. ’0 o 0 Judge and Mrs. Morris Beardsley, Mr. and Mrs. Catlin, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Marsh and Mr. and Mrs. Orange Merwin of Bridgeport, arrived here this morning from Old Point Comfort, Va., the ladies of the party being dele- gates to the congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Senator and Mrs. Brooker of Torrington and the Misses Terrill of Ansonia- are also here in attendance on the congress. .. Declines the Stamford Call. The Rev. E. S. Rousmaniere, rector of Grace Episcopal church in New Bed- ford, Mass, on Saturday announced to his parishioners that he had declined the call recently tendered him by St. Johns church of Stamford. The salary at Stamford is twice the sum he re- ceives there. .0. Shot While Hunting. William Dove, aged 50 of Greenwich was probably fatally shot by the acci- dental discharge of his gun while out hunting Monday morning. Dove trip- ped while going through the woods and the gun went off, the bullet entering his breast near the heart 1 —Advertise in THE GAZETTE 3 To PROTECT CLAMS. No Round Clam Less Than One lneh in Thickness Shall Be Caught. In the House yesterday, a bill was passed providing as follows. Bill for the protection of clams, pro- viding that no rake, tongs, dredge or other device shall be used for taking hard or round clams in any of the wa- ters of this state, with spaces or open- ings between the teeth or prongs of less than one inch, and no hard or round clams less than one inch in thick. ness, or which will pass through a ring of one and one-half inch internal di-' ameter, shall be caught, possessed, bought, sold, or offered for sale by any person, but, if caught, shall be returned to the water from which they were taken without unnecessary injury. Every person violating any of the pro- visions of this act shall be punished by a fine of not less than 85, nor more than $25; one-half to the person making the complaint, and the other half into the treasury of the town. Prosecutions may be begun and determined before any justice of the peace, or city or po- lice court, in any town adjacent to the waters in which the offense was com- mitted. This act shall take effect from its passage. 10 PROTECT 1.03er113. Bill Passed to Prevent the Catching of Any of the Crustaceans Less than Nine Inches Long. In the House yesterday, a bill was passed providing as follows: “Section 1. Section 2,414 of the General Statutes as amended by chap- ter VIII of the public acts of 1894 is hereby amended to read as follows: Every person who shall at any time Catch, take, buy or sell, or expose for sale or possess, for any purpose, anv lobster less than nine inches in length, alive or dead, measured from one ex- treme of the body to the other, exclu- sive of claws or feelers, or who shall at any time take any female lobster with the ova or spawn attached, unless the same be immediately liberated alive without harm to the same, shall be firied not less than seven, nor more than fifty dollars, for each lobster so taken or kept, or be imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. “Sec. ‘2. . Nothing in this act shall be construed so as to prevent the commis- sioners of fisheries and game, their agent or agents duly appointed, from taking lobsters for the purpose of pro- pagation at such times and places and in such manner as they deem best. “Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from its passage.” THE 'WHEELIIIEN’S CONTEST Balloting to Close at 8 o’clock To-morrow Evening. The contest for the GAZETTE’s inaug- ural trip closes to-morrow night,and all votes must be handed in at this office not later'than 8 o’clock, as no ballots will be received after that hour. The vote to-day shows George Allen leading all contestants by a good maj- ority. , Against The Treaty. Resolutions embodying a strong pro- test against the adoption of the pro- posed arbitration treaty with England were adopted by the convention of the Fairfield county branch of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, at Stamford Sun- day. The resolutions will be forwarded to Senators Hawley and Platt, with the request of the convention that their votes be recorded against the adoption of any measure, the enactment of which would mean the forfeiture of national honor. Capt. lack Crawford To-Night. Capt. Jack Crawford, the famous poet scout, will appear at the Norwalk Opera House this evening, for the benefit of Buckingham Post, G. A. R. Those who heard Capt. Crawford when he was here before will probably attend again 'to-night, and those who have never heard him should not miss the oppor- tunity. The members of Buckingham Post, too. are deserving of the suppdrt of our citizens and a. large audience should be in attendance. To be Uniformed. . The clerks of the Norwalk and South Norwalk post oflices have decided to wear the regulation postal uniforms and have placed an order for the same, which they expect will be filled next month. The suits are of blue serge with caps to match and are very neat. Appropriate letters appear on the front of the caps. ' The Dead Boy Buried. The body of the young Holbrook boy who was killed by the cars at Greens Farms Monday, was removed from the Bridgeport morgue last night to the home of the mother at 79 Hamilton street where, arrangements having been made, the funeral todk place to- day. - ‘ . . PHESI IEIIT ’ . ,, ‘McKINLEY WILL BE INAUGURATED 111 WASHINGTON on MARCH. 4’ DO YOU WANT I'd BE THERE? IF YOU AREA MEMBER (IF I WHEEL CLUB‘YIIIIAIIE ' ELIGIBLE III 60 AI TIIE GAZETTE’S EXPENSE E ' IIIISTLE FOB VOTES AIID WIII. President William McKinley, 01 Ohio, will be inaugurated at Washington, D. C, on the 41h of March. arations are now being made to make the civic and. military Extensive prep- parade the largest ever seen in the capital city. Thousands of visitors from all over the United States Wil be present to witness the grand. spectacle. Would you like to be present. and see the great sight 2 _ Iftso’ and are a, member 0f any wheel club in Fairfield County, you are eligible to contest fo1 the EVENING GAZETTE’S free excursion ticket to Washington. ' OUR. PROPOSITION, The EVENING GAZETTE will present to the membei' of any Wheel club in Fairfield County receiving the. highest number of votes, 3. free ticket to Washington and return on the occasion of President McKinley’s inauguration. WHO ARE ELIGIBLE. -. No one can contest for thel IVENING GAZETTE‘S ticket unless a member of some Wheel club 1n Fairfield County. Anyone connected with this offiCe, either direztly or indirectly, is de- barred, and votes sent in for any employee, or for any relative ' of an employee, will not be counted. THE VOTING. The. winner will be determined by a vote of the readers lot the EVENING GAZETTE, the voting will close at 8 o’clock p. m. Thursday, February 25th, lbw, nounced on Friday, February 26. and the result to be an In order to facilitate the voting and fer the contenience of the voters the official ballot below will be" printed in these columns every day, which is to‘be cutout, and the blank lines filled in by the voter, with the name of the candidate, the club of which he is a member, and his address, and sent to the GAZETTE office. I I A ummmmmma was o smmwmag g INAEEERATIENI EE MEKINEEY. g g MARCH 4th,l8971 E 3; EVENING - .- GAZETTE s raEE -. - TICKET. g g Name 5 a Club 1; . i g g Address - - Emmmwmwanmunnnnwmsg >——¢ +«Q».+o—< ”—— THE VOTE. .15!- George E. Allen, Alpha ............. 2000 William A. Wheeler, Twin City .......... . .............. 1291 R. F. Cotter, Alpha .................................................................................. 1106 Leo Davis, Twin City. .................... . .................................... . .................. 19 William Gunther, Orient ..................... . ........... ............ 12 ,_ Thomas F. Dunn, Twin City .............. . ........................... ...... . ........ 11" ~ *' Frank Smith, Orient'..................... .......... l..........’ ........... . ........ -...... - 6, l I Ernest C.;Fleet, Twin'City...... ' _. ' ‘ gvotitcflf'utoltroll'! ............ _ ooooooo ‘ coco-sons. ooooooooooooo ' -'11
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